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Patrick Spencer vs Linsey Farnsworth

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
vs
Photograph of Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley

Voting alignment

Patrick Spencer and Linsey Farnsworth voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 389 different votes 396 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
25 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
4 Aye 14 No
Benefits 6% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
38 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
4 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
27 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
4 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
27 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.3%
1% below average
Rank 395 of 650
Participation
88.1%
16% above average
Rank 41 of 650
442
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
546
620 eligible divisions
208
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
278
50.9% of votes cast
234
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
268
49.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

26
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
84
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
36
-125.6 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650
Contributions
145
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£159,842
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,552
all imported IPSA years
£159,842
29% below average
Latest expenses
£216,552
4% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API